LIVE WEBINAR Google Ads Benchmarks for 2019 An exclusive look at your Google Ads competition this year—and how to beat it.
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LIVE WEBINAR
Google Ads Benchmarks for 2019An exclusive look at your Google Ads competition this year—and how to beat it.
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Logistics• Webinar will be recorded – check
your inbox for materials
• Submit your questions for Q&A
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The webinar will be recorded.
Check your inbox for the materials.
Submit your questions for Q&A!
LIVE WEBINAR
Google Ads Benchmarks for 2019
An exclusive look at your Google Ads competition this year—and how to beat it.
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I’m Gordon!
Gordon Donnelly
• SEO & Content at WordStream
• Blogging, video, & misc. content creation
• Speaker @ Mobile Monkey’s Advanced Facebook Ads Summit
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“The Grader”
• Wordstream.com/google-adwords
• 11 individual grades
• Performance benchmarks
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"While there are no universally determined benchmarks for good AdWords campaigns, the AdWords Performance Grader from WordStream goes a remarkably long way towards establishing standards for this."
- Marshall Sponder of Web Metrics Guru
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I’m Patrick Henry!
Patrick Henry Carrera
• Senior Data Analyst
• Big fan of Tableau, SQL, and all things Data
• Has been told by the police, “No you cannot pet our dog, he or she is working”…..multiple times
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1. The Benchmarks
The benchmarks are Medians for CPC, CTR, CPA, CVR on the Google Display and Search Network, separated by industry.
What are the benchmarks?
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2. Industry Categories
This is the first time our benchmarks will strictly adhere to Google’s industry category classification. This is exciting because as we continue to release our benchmarks it will be easier to see what changes are happening in certain industries.
We can not only benchmark your prior performance in a specific industry but set goals for the upcoming year as well.
What are the benchmarks?
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3. Why use a median
A median is a better indicator of what is typical than an average. With a median, a single account’s data can only affect the result as much as any other account.
An average allows accounts with significantly higher costs to disproportionally affect the final output.
What are the benchmarks?
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4. Applied Filters
Each of the reports for the eight metrics in total needed to have their own filters.
For example, the Display CPA benchmark does not consider any accounts that have a zero value for Display Cost.
What are the benchmarks?
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Where did they come from?
✓The data comes from our Wordstream SEM Google Ads account which
contains the data of our customers as well as anyone who has connected
their account to ours via our Google Ads Performance Grader.
✓Unfortunately, there is no industry field in Google Ads. Using the Client ID
I was able to join the Google Ads data to our Grader Free Tool data as well
as our Customer data where individuals can declare their industry
✓To include accounts using foreign currency we used the currency
conversion rate from www.OANDA.com
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Interesting Findings &Trends
B2C vs B2B
• Example B2B Industries: Finance, Law & Government, and Business &Industrial
• Example B2C Industries: Hobbies & Leisure, Arts & Entertainment, Dining & Nightlife
• Industries that are more geared to be B2C have lower CPA for Search than industries that are more heavily B2B
• Median CPA for B2C = $ 36.65 | Median CPA for B2B = $75.48
• This trend does not follow for the Display network
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Interesting Findings &Trends
• CPC is larger in the Search network than in the Display network, but still CPA is almost always higher in Display than in Search.
• This is caused by much lower CTR and CVR in the Display network compared to the Search network.
Search vs Display
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Interesting Findings &Trends
• Highest conversion rates for the Google Search network is for Vehicles at 7.98% & Law and Government at 7.45%.
• The Median (CVR) 4.16%
• The Standard Deviation (CVR) 1.41%
• Highest conversion rate for the Display network is Hobbies & Leisure at 1.12%
• The Median (CVR) .52%
• The Standard Deviation (CVR) .22%
Highest Conversion Rates
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CTR, CPC, CVR, & CPA: Which metric is most important for
your advertising goals?
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Average click-through rate (CTR)
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High CTR Industries
• Travel &
Tourism
(7.83%)
• Vehicles
(7.35%)
• Dining &
Nightlife
(6.63%)
Low CTR Industries
• Law &
Government
(3.27%)
• Computers
(3.49%)
• Finance
(3.58%)
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3.17% → 5.06% Increase YOY
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Search ads are BIGGER in 2019• Expanded Text Ads (ETAs) are bigger than ever
(8/18)
• 1 more headline, 1 more description, & 10 more
characters per description
• Mobile optimized—your first two headlines and
first description will always
show.
• Use the third headline and
second description to
enhance and reinforce
your messaging—not for
vital messaging
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Search ads are more flexible in 2019
Responsive Search Ads (RSAs)
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You can now target more high-intent prospects
Google Ads Audiences
Then (RLSAs) Now
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How to increase CTR in any industry
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Personalize ad copy via audience targeting
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Inject click-worthy feeling into your copy
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Average cost per click (CPC)
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High CPC Industries
• Law &
Government
($6.35)
• Finance
($3.56)
• Health
($3.13)
Low CPC Industries
• Dining &
Nightlife
($1.30)
• Apparel
($1.38)
• Travel &
Tourism
($1.42)
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Quality Score & CPC
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You are not your industry!
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How much do I bid??
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Average conversion rate (CVR)
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High CVR Industries
• Vehicles
(7.98%)
• Law &
Government
(7.45%)
• Dining &
Nightlife
(4.74%)
Low CVR Industries
• Apparel
(2.77%)
• Computers
(3.16%)
• Hobbies &
Leisure
(3.39%)
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Remarketing & audience building
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RLSAs
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Getting started with RLSAs
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Average cost per action (CPA)
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High CPA Industries
• Computers
($101.40)
• Law &
Government
($85.29)
• Real Estate
($77.28)
Low CPA Industries
• Vehicles
($26.17)
• Travel &
Tourism
($27.04)
• Dining &
Nightlife
($35.35)
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CPA: It’s all about the path
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Reducing friction along your conversion path
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Fewer touchpoints is not always better
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Key Takeaways
Utilize all the new features at
your disposal
Make your ad copy relevant
Leverage RLSAs
Make your conversion path fluid
wordstream.com/google-
adwords
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Thank you!
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